Ashley Ekins is Head of the Military History Section at the Australian War Memorial where he has worked as a military historian for almost 25 years. A graduate of the University of Adelaide, he specialises in the military history of the First World War and has published widely on the role of Australian soldiers in the Great War. His books on the First World War include: 1918 Year of Victory: The end of the Great War and the shaping of history (published in 2010 and shortlisted for the Templer Medal for that year); and War Wounds: Medicine and the trauma of conflict (2011). He also compiled and wrote the introduction to the special third edition of C.E.W. Bean’s classic anthology of soldiers’ writings and art from Gallipoli, The Anzac Book (1916), published by the Memorial in 2010.

Ashley’s most recent book is Gallipoli: A ridge too far (2013), a comprehensive, multi-national study of the pivotal battles of August 1915, widely regarded as the turning point of the campaign, with contributions by historians from all the main participating nations, Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Turkey, Germany, France and India.

Ashley is also an authority on Australian military involvement in the Vietnam War. As an author of the Australian official histories, he has written extensively on Australian Army ground operations in Vietnam. He co-authored, with his colleague, the late Dr Ian McNeill, volume eight in the official history series, On the Offensive (2003); and he wrote the ninth and final volume in the series, Fighting to the Finish (2012).

March2018

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Chris Harland Band

Chris Harland Band

Date: March 1, 2018

Time: 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

National Press Club of Australia, 16 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600, Australia

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Wayne Kelly Group

Wayne Kelly Group

Date: March 2, 2018

Time: 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm

National Press Club of Australia, 16 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600, Australia

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Kelly O'Dwyer Address

Kelly O'Dwyer Address

Date: March 6, 2018

Time: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm

National Press Club of Australia, 16 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600, Australia

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Tanya Plibersek Address

Tanya Plibersek Address

Date: March 7, 2018

Time: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm

National Press Club of Australia, 16 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600, Australia

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Greg Dodd & the Hoodoo Men

Greg Dodd & the Hoodoo Men

Date: March 8, 2018

Time: 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

National Press Club of Australia, 16 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600, Australia

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Rachael Thoms & Lachlan Coventry

Rachael Thoms & Lachlan Coventry

Date: March 9, 2018

Time: 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm

National Press Club of Australia, 16 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600, Australia

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Canberra Day - Club is Closed

Canberra Day - Club is Closed

Date: March 12, 2018

Time: 11:00 am to 11:00 pm

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Morry Bailes & Fiona McLeod Address

Morry Bailes & Fiona McLeod Address

Date: March 14, 2018

Time: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm

National Press Club of Australia, 16 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600, Australia

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Deak Harp

Deak Harp

Date: March 15, 2018

Time: 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

National Press Club of Australia, 16 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600, Australia

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Marett & Clarke

Marett & Clarke

Date: March 16, 2018

Time: 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm

National Press Club of Australia, 16 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600, Australia

St. Patrick's Day Eve Party

St. Patrick's Day Eve Party

Date: March 16, 2018

Time: 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm

National Press Club of Australia, 16 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600, Australia

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Julian Disney AO & Kate Colvin Address

Julian Disney AO & Kate Colvin Address

Date: March 20, 2018

Time: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm

National Press Club of Australia, 16 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600, Australia

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Sally McManus Address

Sally McManus Address

Date: March 21, 2018

Time: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm

National Press Club of Australia, 16 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600, Australia

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The Old 45s

The Old 45s

Date: March 22, 2018

Time: 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

National Press Club of Australia, 16 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600, Australia

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Greg Stott Trio

Greg Stott Trio

Date: March 23, 2018

Time: 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm

National Press Club of Australia, 16 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600, Australia

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Local Gin Degustation Dinner

Local Gin Degustation Dinner

Date: March 24, 2018

Time: 6:30 pm to 11:30 pm

National Press Club of Australia, 16 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600, Australia